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New Mexico State Aggies
81 72
FINAL Cancun Challenge
Samford Bulldogs
Pan American Center · November 22, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NMSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 145.5 Over
Money NMSU -500 / SAM +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total NMSU win
Actual NMSU +9 153 Won
Massey NMSU -16.4 (-7.4)
Massey Totals 154.5 (-1.5)
Bradley-Terry 96%
Weighted B-T 99%
Baseline Tuned ML NMSU -12.5 (-3.5) 145.7 (+7.3) 87%
Baseline ML NMSU -13.6 (-4.6) 146.1 (+6.9) 84%
Baseline Plus ML NMSU -12.5 (-3.5) 146.4 (+6.6) 85%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NMSU SAM
Overall 16-16 18-14
Conference 8-12 11-7
Home 10-5 11-3
Away 3-8 6-9
Neutral 3-3 1-2
Last 5 1-0 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 73.9 77.8
Avg Pts Against 73.8 77.0
Massey 2.6 (#128) -7.5 (#300)
Bradley-Terry 0.99 (#114) -0.94 (#256)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.55 (#111) -1.88 (#274)
RPI 0.750 (#4) 0.410 (#293)
Shooting & Four Factors NMSU SAM
FG% 41.1% 41.2%
3PT% 31.2% 34.9%
REB / G 35.0 36.8
OREB / G 12.0 10.8
AST / TO 1.88 1.61
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 50.0%
TOV% 12.4% 13.0%
ORB% 30.8% 26.9%
FT Rate 35.7% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.1% 55.0%
Opp TOV% 19.4% 14.9%
DRB% 71.9% 75.7%
Opp FT Rate 25.5% 22.3%

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